If you ride solo you might try the police air ride seat. It puts you up higher and gives you more of "sitting on the bike" position. They can be found somewhat regularly in the classifieds

 

Seat, and bars. Stockers only work for a small portion of folks.

 

I got the back rest on this morning - Yeah - I think it is going to help - The back rest - adjusting air pressure in the shocks - I have a inversion table on order & some new meds from the Doc I think I'm going to be good to go - I really do thank all you guys for your help & suggestions - tom

 

Ergos and handling are the reasons I'm keeping my R1100RT.

 

If I didn't have the vintage stuff - the r100t & the r65 I would have kept the RT also - great bike & i like it better than the new 1200's - 3 bikes in my garage is all i want - plenty of room for the bikes and still have walking around room - I bought 3 bikes this winter to fix up for re-sale - having 6 in the garage about drove me nuts - I sold the last of the 3 yesterday - so i'm now a happy camper - tom

 

Well guy's it's been a few day's. I got the air pressure handled - I got the backrest installed. I can really feel a difference in the bike & the quality of the ride. Before my back was taking a pounding and aggregating a back problem I have had for years.

Now i'm not a believer in snake oils & wonder gadgets but I have to thank dhweber1 for suggesting the inversion table. I have looked at these tables for years and know folks that use them all the time. I was just to the point to try anything other than letting a doctor cut on me.

I bought the Teeter 550 - the same table dh has. Put the thing together - watch the DVD - went out to the garage & got it adjusted - I hung upside down at 40% for 5 minutes.

When stood up my head was a little dizzy for a few seconds but i have to tell you my back is 100% pain free! One session - pain free! sounds to good to be true doesn't it. Had pain - used the table 5 minutes - now no pain! Now i assume this is something that will have to be part of my life everyday.

I went for a ride on the Ultra - no issue's what so ever! Now this has only been 1 day - so we will see what the future brings but at this point i have to tell you this might have been the best 300 bucks I have ever spent! I hope yesterday was the last day of my life that I took meds. for back pain!

These tables might not be for everyone & your results may differ, all I can tell you is how it has effected me at this point. - Tom